Five Ukrainian track and field athletes have qualified to compete in the inaugural World Athletics Championship Finals, which will be held in Budapest from September 11 to 13. Qualification for the event was determined by the world rankings updated on September 2.
Unlike traditional World Championships, this tournament features a limited number of participants, capping entries at up to eight athletes for non-track events and up to sixteen for track events. The competition boasts a substantial prize fund of 10 million dollars.
The Ukrainian delegation consists of five competitors across high jump and hammer throw events:
– Yaroslava Mahuchikh (High Jump): Secured her spot automatically as the 2024 Olympic champion. She currently ranks second in the world and holds the top season result of 2.03 meters.
– Oleh Doroshchuk (High Jump): Leads the world rankings and recorded the season’s best mark of 2.33 meters, which was subsequently surpassed by American JuVaughn Harrison by just one centimeter.
– Yuliia Levchenko (High Jump): Ranked third globally in her discipline, having returned to action after missing a portion of the season due to an injury.
– Iryna Herashchenko (High Jump): Returned to competition following her pregnancy and matched her personal best of 2.00 meters at a Diamond League meeting in Zurich.
– Mykhailo Kokhan (Hammer Throw): Ranked fourth in the world, having established a personal best of 82.38 meters this season alongside winning a bronze medal at the European Championships.
